Word · Frequency #164
more
非常；很；大大地
more is the comparative of much.
To a great extent or degree.
- 1.
To a great extent.
在很大程度上
- 2.
Often; frequently.
经常；频繁地
- 3.
Used to indicate or compare extent.
用于表示或比较程度
- 4.
to a great degree or extent
在很大程度上
多少；多么；…得多；常常；经常；在很大程度上；经常；频繁地；用于表示或比较程度
In use
I don't have much time to finish this project.
She doesn't talk much in class.
The new policy hasn't changed much.
she's much better now
much + comparative adjective
much 用于加强比较级，表示程度大。
This book is much better than that one.
这本书比那本好得多。
too much
too much 用于不可数名词前，表示过量。
There is too much sugar in this tea.
这杯茶里糖放得太多了。
as much as
as much as 用于比较同等程度。
Connections
Collocations
- much more
- 多得多
- This task is much more difficult than I thought.这个任务比我预想的要困难得多。
- much less
- 更少；更何况
- He can't afford a car, much less a house.他连车都买不起，更不用说房子了。
- much too
- 太过于
- The price is much too high for a beginner.对于初学者来说，这个价格太高了。
- as much as
- 多达；和...一样多
- She earns as much as her husband does.她和她丈夫挣的一样多。
- so much
- 这么多；非常
- I have so much to do today.我今天有这么多事要做。
- very much
- 非常
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Much 发音像'马吃'，想象马吃很多草，表示'大量'。
Context & Register
通常用于否定句和疑问句中，肯定句中较少单独使用，常与very连用。
Grammar Note
much 作副词时常用于修饰比较级、过去分词及某些动词，也可用于否定结构和疑问句中
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words such as 'such', 'touch', 'clutch', 'crutch', and 'hutch' rhyme with 'much' (all end in /ʌtʃ/). Note that 'lunch' is spelled similarly but ends in /ʌntʃ/, so it does not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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